tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post2142077605131565601..comments2024-03-18T22:39:50.137-07:00Comments on A Kindle World blog: Amazon should give a $5 credit for $15 Macmillan bestseller booksAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-81794623155274177842010-02-17T08:01:21.405-08:002010-02-17T08:01:21.405-08:00newwine,
I forgot to reply to yours.
I am con...newwine,<br /> I forgot to reply to yours.<br /><br /> I am continuing to buy Macmillan Kindle books IF they're no more than $9.99 ...<br /><br /> The message should be that we'll buy their bestseller e-books if they're not more than $10.<br /><br /> But I see your point on buying at $15 if we get an Amazon credit of $5 on another >$10 book.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-51806144288578956972010-02-11T12:51:22.670-08:002010-02-11T12:51:22.670-08:00I agree that the Big5 (minus RH)prefer that e-book...I agree that the Big5 (minus RH)prefer that e-books fail, but I think it's important that RH stop disabling text to speech since it cannot compete with a real audio book and they're hurting mainly those who have vision problems.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-12061306219969777722010-02-11T12:45:47.607-08:002010-02-11T12:45:47.607-08:00I think what the troglodyte's want is for eboo...I think what the troglodyte's want is for ebooks to fail, Im glad to see RandomHouse supporting amazon, RH has had my respect for some time due to their quality audio books (i have a good number of them)AzureSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09876338955183343584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-17662988047241468792010-02-02T04:30:38.901-08:002010-02-02T04:30:38.901-08:00Thanks, Gina
I think the $5 could be legitimate...Thanks, Gina<br /><br /> I think the $5 could be legitimately applied only to a publisher who insists on that higher price for a bestseller It also would indicate that Amazon doesn't stand behind that 50% increase dictated by the publisher... while noting silently that this is Macmillan's price.<br /><br /> I agree with everything else you say! Liked the 3 for 2 sales example.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-28690825129654326012010-02-02T03:11:13.373-08:002010-02-02T03:11:13.373-08:00Well written Andrys.
I think the $5 credit is a g...Well written Andrys.<br /><br />I think the $5 credit is a good idea, as long as it didn't break Amazon's contract with Macmillan (and I'm sure they would have some sort of dispute over it if it was ONLY Macmillan books this was done for).<br /><br />I can see why the Macmillan authors are upset, but as you say, some of them either seem to have the facts wrong, or are unwilling to speak against their employer.<br /><br />What Macmillan are doing is wrong. As long as Amazon pays them an agreed price, they should be able to sell those books at whatever price they choose. I mean, do publishers complain when books are on a 3 for 2 offer in a bookstore? That 'devalues' books in the same way they are claiming a $9.99 price point would, as customers then expect they can get a free book, essentially (since these 3 for 2 are almost constantly on bestsellers, all year round).<br />Macmillan are being very short sighted, and if they don't embrace the e-book world soon and see that an e-book is a different product, with completely different selling points than a hardback, therefore the pricing SHOULD be different, then they will lose out.Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-62561949219561351802010-02-01T18:14:27.576-08:002010-02-01T18:14:27.576-08:00I agree with newwine: it's up to us to BOYCOTT...I agree with newwine: it's up to us to BOYCOTT any Macmillan product until they figure out that the time have changed, and they better change too or go the way of the music industry!Paolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15948075178283913588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-56694259213204548582010-02-01T16:30:47.414-08:002010-02-01T16:30:47.414-08:00Scott,
Yes, very polarizing. It's part of w...Scott,<br /> Yes, very polarizing. It's part of why I used the word 'Machiavellian' the other day. <br /> <br /> Somewhere sits the smiling puppeteer.<br /><br /> You're right about the effective $12.50 but it's a looping $5 credit and a compromise.<br /><br /> As for the theory in your post, this was exactly Macmillan's rationale as detailed in the WSJ article I linked to, which explained that Steve Jobs asked the publishers to raise their prices.<br /><br /> A bigger point will be that a lower percentage on a book that sells at the right price beats easily a higher percentage on a book that does NOT sell.<br /><br /> Macmillan does not want the e-book to sell under those circumstances.<br /><br /> And that's the heart of the matter. Very shifty and effective trick by Macmillan.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-82001171381800921002010-02-01T12:46:49.669-08:002010-02-01T12:46:49.669-08:00A $5 credit on a $15 book towards another $15 book...A $5 credit on a $15 book towards another $15 book is actually an effective price of $12.50, not $10.00. I actually wrote an equally lengthy article today on the topic, but came up with a different opinion then you. This is quite the polarized topic, for sure.<br />http://www.thelewisfour.com/2010/02/amazon-macmillan-and-agency-based.htmlScott G. Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08451808892528231530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-76367285221364782052010-02-01T11:03:42.945-08:002010-02-01T11:03:42.945-08:00I think the $15 credit is a bad idea, mainly becau...I think the $15 credit is a bad idea, mainly because I think the only effective way that readers have to send a message to Macmillan is by not buying their books. <br /><br />Here's a handy list of Macmillan-related publishers in the USA (posted in an Amazon thread)<br /><br />* Macmillan Publishers (United States) (formerly called Holtzbrinck Publishers)<br />o Farrar, Straus and Giroux<br />+ Faber & Faber<br />o Henry Holt and Company<br />+ Holt Paperbacks<br />+ Metropolitan Books<br />+ Times Books<br />+ Owl Books<br />o Palgrave Macmillan<br />o Picador<br />o Roaring Brook Press<br />+ First Second Books<br />o St. Martin's Press<br />o Tom Doherty Associates<br />+ Tor Books<br />+ Forge Books<br />o Bedford, Freeman and Worth Publishing Group<br />+ W.H. Freeman<br />+ Bedford/St. Martin's<br />+ Worth Publishers<br />o Nature Publishing Group<br />+ Scientific American, Inc.newwinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067437471456354376noreply@blogger.com